nice. anymore pros and cons i should know of before im getting rid of my whole studio to get money for a mac?? im asking about the whole mac OS also realy. can winamp work there, lol??? is it possible to make my external HDs in a format that XP only can read but Mac can read/write?

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Originally posted by palm nice. anymore pros and cons i should know of before im getting rid of my whole studio to get money for a mac?? im asking about the whole mac OS also realy.

I can answer any specific questions you might have.

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Originally posted by palm can winamp work there, lol???

No, Winamp is PC only.

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Originally posted by palm is it possible to make my external HDs in a format that XP only can read but Mac can read/write?

No, but Mac OS X can read NTFS volumes. XP cannot read Mac OS X Extended file system formatted disks.

and MAC cannot write to NTFS?

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Originally posted by palm and MAC cannot write to NTFS?

Yes it can, however I have only done it over a network. I am not sure if it can write to an NTFS disk directly connected.

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Originally posted by Eric J Yes it can, however I have only done it over a network. I am not sure if it can write to an NTFS disk directly connected.

At least external HDD with NTFS format works with OSX, and I write files on it no problem.

ah cool then my vories is buried. does the same files work in XP later on? lets say i work on a project in reason on both mac and win?

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Originally posted by palm ah cool then my vories is buried. does the same files work in XP later on? lets say i work on a project in reason on both mac and win?

That will be entirely dependent on the application. For example, Ableton Live files work cross platform, however there is a chance certain application files will not.

ok only ableton and reason will be the issue anyway. and itunes

so ive been looking some more.

i dont realy understand the diference between macbook and macbook pro besides the screendriver and sizem so i concluded a normal macbook would fit my needs. I dont run alot of VST and will probably use mostly logics internal devices (if it shows good). All synth will be recorded synths/wavs so I assume i realy dont need Superhot CPU.

This one costs with in black 1500USD (250GB HD, Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz, 2GB Ram). Sounds expensive to me but is it usuable? could get 2GB more ram for 200USD. Looks fresher in black??
What resolution can i max get if i connect an external screen (when using home)?

and btw are macbooks solid?

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Originally posted by palm so ive been looking some more. i dont realy understand the diference between macbook and macbook pro besides the screendriver and sizem so i concluded a normal macbook would fit my needs. I dont run alot of VST and will probably use mostly logics internal devices (if it shows good). this one costs with in black 1500USD (250GB HD, Core 2 Duo 2,4GHz, 2GB Ram). Sounds expensive to me but is it usuable? could get 2GB more ram for 200USD. What resolution can i max get if i connect an external screen (when using home)?

One of the big differences in that the MacBook Pro has a separate graphics chip, where as the macbook has an integrated graphics chip. With the macbook it is going to steal memory from your system RAM for the graphics chip, the pro has its own video RAM. You'll definitely be able to run higher resolution on an external monitor with the pro.

but u think normal macbook manage to run 1600*1200 screen? or seomthing? i think the macbook pro is fucking expensive